Primula violaris W.W.Sm. & H.R.Fletcher

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Primulaceae > Primula

Characteristics

Herbs perennial. Leaves forming a rosette; petiole 6--18 cm, densely fulvous pilose; leaf blade orbicular to broadly cordate or reniform, 4--13 X 5--15 cm, abaxially pilose along veins, otherwise nearly glabrous, adaxially pubescent, base deeply cordate, margin dentate-lobulate, apex rounded; lobules broadly triangular, margin denticulate. Scapes 20--40 cm, densely fulvous pilose; umbels 1 or 2, superimposed, 3--12-flowered; bracts linear to linear-lanceolate, 3--10 mm. Pedicel 1.5--2.5 cm, elongating to 3(--5) cm in fruit, sparsely pilose or glabrescent. Flowers heterostylous. Calyx narrowly campanulate, 7--12 mm, glabrous or nearly so, parted to slightly below middle; lobes lanceolate; veins 3--5. Corolla rose-lilac to purple; tube 1--1.4 cm; limb 1.5--2 cm wide; lobes obovate, emarginate. Pin flowers: stamens near middle of corolla tube; style ca. as long as tube. Thrum flowers with positions reciprocal. Capsule globose, included in calyx. Fl. May-Jun.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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AprMayJun
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OctNovDec
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Hardiness (USDA) 6-10

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Germination duration (days) 14 - 28
Germination temperacture (C°) 20
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Distribution

Primula violaris world distribution map, present in China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:702769-1
WFO ID wfo-0001105876
COL ID 4MDKM
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Synonyms

Auganthus violaris Primula violaris